Amino benzophenone dye

ABSTRACT

There are described benzophenoneazo dyes of the formula ##STR1## where the ring A can be benzofused and a benzofused ring A can be overbridges, 
     m is 1 or 2, 
     K is the radical of a coupling component, 
     Y is hydrogen or arylazo, 
     one of the two radicals X 1  and X 2  is hydrogen and the other is hydroxysulfonyl, 
     R 1 , R 2  and R 3  are independently of the others hydrogen, halogen, C 1  -C 12  -alkyl, cyclohexyl, phenyl, 2-hydroxy-ethylsulfonyl or C 1  -C 4  -alkoxy or, when m is 1 and Y is hydrogen, one of these substituents can also be the radical of the formula ##STR2## where L 1  is a chemical bond or a bridge member, and X 1 , X 2 , R 4 , K and the ring A are each as defined above, and 
     R 4  is hydrogen, halogen or C 1  -C 4  -alkoxy, 
     with the proviso that there is at least one water-solublizing group in the molecule, novel pyridone compounds, a process for preparing disulfonated pyridone compounds, and the use of the novel dyes for dyeing natural or synthetic substrates.

This application is a divisional of application Ser. No. 08/087,792, filed Jul. 16, 1993, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,380,859, which was filed as International Application No. PCT/EP92/00281 on Feb. 10, 1992.

The present invention relates to a novel benzophenoneazo dye of the formula I ##STR3## where the ring A can be benzofused and a benzofused ring A can be bridged by C₂ H₄,

m is 1 or 2,

K is the radical of a 6-hydroxypyrid-2-one derivative which in ring position 3 is unsubstituted or substituted by carbamoyl, C₂ -C₅ -alkanoyl hydroxysulfonylmethyl or hydroxysulfonyl, or is the radical of a coupling component of the phenylazopyridone, diaminopyridine, imidazolopyridine, aminopyrazole, hydroxypyrazole, aminothiazole, pyrimidine, indole, quinolone, aniline or aminonaphthalene series,

Y, when m is 1, is hydrogen or the radical --N═N--Q, where Q is the radical of a diazo or coupling component, or, when m is 2, is hydrogen,

X¹ and X² are identical or different and each is independently of the other hydrogen or hydroxysulfonyl,

R¹, R² and R³ are identical or different and each is independently of the others hydrogen, halogen, C₁ -C₁₂ -alkyl, cyclohexyl, phenyl, 2-hydroxyethylsulfonyl or C₁ -C₄ -alkoxy or, when m is 1 and Y is hydrogen, one of these substituents can also be the radical of the formula ##STR4## where L¹ is a chemical bond, C₁ -C₄ -alkylene, oxygen or a radical of the formula O--CH₂, O--CH₂ CH₂ --O, O--CH₂ CH₂ CH₂ --O or O--CH(CH₃)CH₂ --O, and X¹, X², R⁴, K and the ring A are each as defined above, and

R⁴ is hydrogen, halogen or C₁ -C₄ -alkoxy, with the proviso that there is at least one water-solubilizing group in the molecule, to novel pyridone compounds, to a process for preparing disulfonated pyridone compounds and to the use of the novel dyes for dyeing natural or synthetic substrates.

The novel benzophenoneazo dyes of the formula I are shown in the form of the free acid. However, their salts are of course also included.

The salts in question are metal or ammonium salts. Metal salts are in particular the lithium, sodium or potassium salts. Ammonium salts suitable for the purposes of the present invention are those salts which have either substituted or unsubstituted ammonium cations. Substituted ammonium cations are for example monoalkyl-, dialkyl-, trialkyl-, tetraalkyl- or benzyltrialkyl-ammonium cations or those cations which are derived from nitrogen-containing five- or six-membered saturated heterocycles, such as pyrrolidinium, piperidinium, morpholinium, piperazinium or N-alkylpiperazinium cations or their N-monoalkyl- or N,N-dialkyl-substituted products. Alkyl here is to be understood as meaning in general straight-chain or branched C₁ -C₂₀ -alkyl, which can be substituted by hydroxyl groups and/or interrupted by oxygen atoms.

EP-A-302,401 and the earlier patent application EP-A-413,229 disclose benzophenoneazo dyes which, however, have no water-solubilizing group in the molecule.

DE-A-2,223,622 describes a dye with 3-amino-benzophenone-4-sulfonic acid as diazo component and 1-methyl-6-hydroxy-3,4-trimethylenepyrid-2-one as coupling component.

Furthermore, DE-A-3,316,887 describes an azo dye whose coupling component is 1-hydroxysulfonylbenzyl-3-hydroxysulfonyl-4-methyl-6-hydroxypyrid-2-one.

It is an object of the present invention to provide novel benzophenoneazo dyes which have at last one water-solubilizing group in the molecule and advantageous application properties.

We have found that this object is achieved by the benzophenoneazo dyes of the formula I defined at the beginning.

Any alkyl or alkylene appearing in the above-mentioned formula I may be either straight-chain or branched.

If substituted phenyl groups appear in the formulae of the dyes of the invention, they generally have from 1 to 3 substituents. Suitable substituents are for example C₁ -C₄ -alkyl, C₁ -C₄ -alkoxy, halogen and hydroxysulfonyl.

Water-solubilizing groups for the purposes of the present invention are for example hydroxysulfonyl and carboxyl, the former being preferred.

Coupling components KH of the pyridone or phenylazopyridone series conform for example to the formula IIc ##STR5## where W¹ is hydrogen or a radical of the formula ##STR6## wherein W² and W³ are identical or different and each is independently of the other hydrogen, methyl, ethyl or methoxy,

Z¹ is hydrogen, C₁ -C₄ -alkyl or phenyl,

Z² is hydrogen, carbamoyl, C₂ -C₅ -alkanoyl, hydroxysulfonylmethyl or hydroxysulfonyl, and

Z³ is hydrogen or C₁ -C₈ -alkyl which may be substituted by phenyl or hydroxysulfoylphenyl and may be interrupted by from 1 to 3 oxygen atoms in ether function.

Coupling components KH of the diaminopyridine series conform for example to the formula IId ##STR7## where Z⁴, Z⁵ and Z⁶ are identical or different and each is independently of the other hydrogen, C₁ -C₁₂ -alkyl which may be interrupted by from 1 to 4 oxygen atoms in ether function and may be hydroxyl-, phenoxy-, phenyl-, hydroxysulfonylphenyl- or C₁ -C₄ -alkanoyloxy-substituted, or hydroxysulfonylphenyl or Z⁶ can also be 3-(1-imidazolyl)propyl and Z⁵ can also be the radical ##STR8## where L² is C₂ -C₄ -alkylene and Z¹, Z⁴ and Z⁵ are each as defined above, and

Z¹ is as defined above.

Coupling components KH of the imidazolopyridine series conform for example to the formula IIe ##STR9## where q is 0 or 1, and Z¹ is as defined above.

Coupling components KH of the aminopyrazole or pyrazolone series conform for example to the formula IIf ##STR10## where Z⁷ is amino or hydroxyl,

Z⁸ is unsubstituted or phenyl- or hydroxysulfonyl-phenyl-substituted C₁ -C₄ -alkyl or substituted or unsubstituted phenyl, and

Z⁹ is hydrogen, C₁ -C₄ -alkyl, carboxyl or C₁ -C₄ -alkoxy-carbonyl.

Coupling components KH of the aminothiazole series conform for example to the formula IIg ##STR11## where Z¹⁰ is C₁ -C₄ -alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted phenyl or thienyl, and

Z¹¹ and Z¹² are identical or different and each is independently of the other C₁ -C₈ -alkyl which may be interrupted by from 1 to 3 oxygen atoms in other function.

Coupling components KH of the quinoline series conform for example to the formula IIh ##STR12## where Z¹³ is C₁ -C₄ -alkyl.

Coupling components KH of the pyrimidine series conform for example to the formula IIi or IIj ##STR13## where Z¹⁴ is C₁ -C₄ -alkyl or phenyl, and

Z¹, Z⁴, Z⁵ and Z⁶ are each as defined above.

Coupling components KH of the indols series conform for example to the formula IIk ##STR14## where Z¹ and q are each as defined above.

Coupling components KH of the aniline series conform for example to the formula IIl ##STR15## where Z¹⁵ is hydrogen or C₁ -C₈ -alkyl which may be unsubstituted or substituted by hydroxyl, C₁ -C₄ -alkoxy, cyano, C₁ -C₄ -alkanoyloxy, C₁ -C₄ -alkoxycarbonyloxy, C₁ -C₄ -alkylaminocarbonyloxy, phenyl, hydroxysulfonylphenyl, C₁ -C₄ -alkoxycarbonyl or chlorine-, hydroxyl-, C₁ -C₄ -alkoxy- or phenoxy-substituted C₁ -C₄ -alkoxycarbonyl,

Z¹⁶ is hydrogen or C₁ -C₆ -alkyl which may be substituted by phenyl, hydroxysulfonylphenyl, C₁ -C₄ -alkoxy-carbonyl or chlorine-, hydroxyl-, C₁ -C₄ -alkoxy- or phenoxy-substituted C₁ -C₄ -alkoxycarbonyl,

Z¹⁷ is hydrogen, C₁ -C₄ -alkyl, C₁ -C₄ -alkoxy, chlorine, bromine or the radical --NH--CO--Q, where Q is C₁ -C₄ -alkyl, which may be C₁ -C₄ -alkoxy-, phenoxy-, cyano-, hydroxyl-, chlorine- or C₁ -C₄ -alkanoyloxy-substituted, or unsubstituted or C₁ -C₄ -alkoxy-substituted phenoxy, and

Z¹⁸ is hydrogen, C₁ -C₄ -alkyl or C₁ -C₄ -alkoxy.

Coupling components KH of the aminonaphthalene series conform for example to the formula IIm ##STR16## where Z¹⁹ is amino, phenylamino, C₁ -C₄ -alkanoylamino or benzoylamino,

Z²⁰ is hydrogen or hydroxyl, and

r is 1 or 2.

If Y is the radical --N═N--Q, Q is the radical of a diazo or coupling component.

Suitable diazo components Q¹ --NH₂ are derived for example from the aniline series. They conform for example to the formula III ##STR17## where U¹ is hydrogen, C₁ -C₄ -alkyl or hydroxysulfonyl and

U² is hydrogen, unsubstituted or sulfato-substituted C₁ -C₄ -alkyl, hydroxysulfonyl, phenylsulfonyloxy or 6-methyl-7-hydroxysulfonylbenzothiazol-2-yl.

Suitable coupling components Q² --H are for example the abovementioned compounds of the formulae IIc to IIm, of which coupling components of the formula IId or IIg are particularly noteworthy.

Radicals R¹, R², R³, Z¹, Z², Z³, Z⁴, Z⁵, Z⁶, Z⁸, Z⁹, Z¹⁰, Z¹¹, Z¹², Z¹³, Z¹⁴, Z¹⁵, Z¹⁶, Z¹⁷, Z¹⁸, U¹ and U² are each for example methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, isobutyl or sec-butyl.

Radicals R¹, R², R³, Z³, Z⁴, Z⁵, Z⁶, Z¹¹, Z¹², and Z¹⁵ and Z¹⁶ may each also be for example pentyl, isopentyl, neopentyl, tert-pentyl or hexyl.

Radicals R¹, R², R³, Z³, Z⁴, Z⁵, Z⁶, Z¹¹ and Z¹² may each also be for example heptyl, octyl, 2-ethylhexyl or isooctyl.

Radicals R¹, R², R³, Z⁴, Z⁵ and Z⁶ may each also be for example nonyl, isononyl, decyl, isodecyl, undecyl or dodecyl. (The above designations isooctyl, isononyl and isodecyl are trivial names derived from oxo process alcohols--cf. Ullmanns Enzyklopadie der technischen Chemie, 4th edition, volume 7, pages 215 to 217, and also volume 11, pages 435 and 436.)

Radicals Z³, Z⁴, Z⁵, Z⁶, Z⁸, Z¹⁵ and Z¹⁶ may each also be for example benzyl, hydroxysulfonylbenzyl, 1- or 2-phenylethyl or 1- or 2-(hydroxysulfonylphenyl)ethyl.

Radicals Z⁸ and Z¹⁰ may each also be for example phenyl, 2-, 3- or 4-methylphenyl, 2-, 3- or 4-methoxyphenyl, 2-, 3- or 4-chlorophenyl, 2,4-dichlorophenyl, 2-, 3- or 4-bromophenyl or 2-, 3- or 4-hydroxysulfonylphenyl.

Radicals Z³, Z⁴, Z⁵, Z⁶, Z¹¹ and Z¹² may each also be for example 2-methoxyethyl, 2-ethoxyethyl, 2-propoxyethyl, 2-isopropoxyethyl, 2-butoxyethyl, 2- or 3-methoxypropyl, 2- or 3-ethoxypropyl, 2- or 3-propoxypropyl, 2- or 3-butoxypropyl, 2- or 4-methoxybutyl, 2- or 4-ethoxybutyl, 2- or 4-propoxybutyl, 3,6-dioxa-heptyl, 3,6-dioxaoctyl, 4,8-dioxanonyl, 3,7-dioxaoctyl, 3,7-dioxanonyl, 4,7-dioxaoctyl, 4,7-dioxanonyl, 2- or 4-butoxybutyl, 4,8-dioxadecyl, 3,6,9-trioxadecyl or 3,6,9-trioxaundecyl.

Radicals Z⁴, Z⁵ and Z⁶ may each also be for example 2-hydroxyethyl, 2- or 3-hydroxypropyl, 2- or 4-hydroxybutyl, 5-hydroxy-3-oxapentyl, 6-hydroxy-4-oxahexyl, 8-hydroxy-4-oxaoctyl, 9-hydroxy-4,7-dioxanonyl, 2-phenoxyethyl, 2- or 3-phenoxyproyl, 2- or 4-phenoxybutyl, 6-phenoxy-4-oxahexyl, 3,6,9,12-tetraoxatridecyl, 3,6,9,12-tetraoxatetradecyl, 2-formyloxyethyl, 2-acetyloxyethyl, 2- or 3-formyloxypropyl, 2- or 3-acetyloxypropyl, 2- or 4-formyloxybutyl, 2- or 4-acetyloxybutyl, 5-formyloxy-3-oxapentyl, 5-acetyloxy-3-oxapentyl, 6-formyloxy-4-oxaheptyl, 6-acetyloxy-4-oxyheptyl, 8-formyloxy-4-oxaoctyl, 8-acetyloxy-4-oxaoctyl, 9-formyloxy-4,7-dioxanonyl or 9-acetyloxy-4,7-dioxanonyl.

Z² is for example acetyl, propionyl, butyryl, isobutyryl or pentanoyl.

Z⁹ may also be for example methoxycarbonyl, ethoxycarbonyl, propoxycarbonyl, isopropoxycarbonyl, butoxycarbonyl or isobutoxycarbonyl.

R¹⁵ may also be for example 2-hydroxyethyl, 2- or 3-hydroxypropyl, 4-hydroxybutyl, 5-hydroxypentyl, 6-hydroxyhexyl, 2-methoxyethyl, 2-ethoxyethyl, 2-propoxyethyl, 2-butoxyethyl, 2-cyanoethyl, 2-formyloxyethyl, 2-acetyloxyethyl, 2-propionyloxyethyl, 2-butyryloxyethyl, 4-acetyloxybutyl, 2-methoxycarbonyloxyethyl, 2-methylaminocarbonyloxyethyl, 2-ethylaminocarbonyloxyethyl, 2-propylaminocarbonyloxyethyl or 2-butylamiocarbonyloxyethyl.

Z¹⁵ and Z¹⁶ may each also be for example 2-methoxycarbonylethyl, 2-ethoxycarbonylethyl, 2-propoxycarbonylethyl, 2-isopropoxycrbonylethyl, 2-butoxycrbonylethyl, 2-isobutoxycarbonylethyl, 2-sec-butoxycarbonylethyl, 2-(2-chloroethoxycarbonyl)ethyl, 2-(2-hydroxyethoxycarbonyl)ethyl, 2-(2-methopxyethoxycarbonyl)ethyl, 2-(2-ethoxyethoxycarbonyl)ethyl, 2-(2-propoxyethoxycarbonyl)ethyl, 2-(2-isopropoxycrbonyl)ethyl, 2-(2-butoxyethoxycarbonyl)ethyl or 2-(2-phenoxyethoxycarbonyl)ethyl,

When Z¹⁷ is the radical NH--CO--Q, Q is for example methyl, ethyl, propyl, isoppropyl, butyl, methoxymethyl, ethoxymethyl, 1- or 2-methoxyethyl, 1- or 2-ethoxyethyl, phenoxymethyl, 1- or 2-phenoxyethyl, cyanomethyl, 2-cyanoethyl, 3-cyanopropyl, 4-cyanobutyl, hydroxymethyl, 1- or 2-hydroxyethyl, 2- or 3-hydroxypropyl, 4-hydroxybutyl, chloromethyl, 2-chloroethyl, formyloxymethyl, acetyloxymethyl, 2-formyloxyethyl, 2-acetyloxyethyl, 2-propionyloxyethyl, 2-butyryloxyethyl, 3-formyloxypropyl, 4-acetyloxybutyl, phenoxy, 2-methoxyphenoxy, 4-methoxyphenoxy, 4-ethoxyphenoxy or 4-isopropoxyphenoxy.

U² may also be for example 2-sulfatoethyl or 2- or 3-sulfatopropyl.

Radicals R¹, R², R³ and R⁴ may each also be for example fluorine, chlorine or bromine.

Radicals R¹, R², R³, Z¹⁷ and Z¹⁸ may each also be for example methoxy, ethoxy, propoxy, isopropoxy, butoxy, isobutoxy or sec-butoxy.

L is for example methylene, ethylene, 1,2- or 1,3-propylene, isopropylidene or 1,2-, 1,3-, 2,3- or 1,4-butylene.

Preference is given to benzophenoneazo dyes which conform to the formula Ia ##STR18## where m, K, Y, X¹, X², R¹, R², R³ and R⁴ are each as defined above.

Preference is further given to benzophenoneazo dyes of the formula I where one of the two radicals X¹ and X² is hydrogen and the other is hydroxysulfonyl.

Particular preference is given to benzophenoneazo dyes of the formula I where K is the radical of a 6-hydroxypyrid-2-one derivative which in ring position 3 is unsubstituted or substituted by carbamoyl, C₂ -C₅ -alkanoyl, hydroxysulfonylmethyl or hydroxysulfonyl, or is the radical of a coupling component of the diaminopyridine, aminopyrazole, pyrimidine, indole or aminonaphthalene series.

of note are benzophenoneazo dyes of the formula I where K is a radical of the formula IIc, IId, IIf (Z'=amino), IIi, IIj, IIk or IIm.

Also of note are benzophenoneazo dyes of the formula I where m is 1 and Y is hydrogen.

Also of note are benzophenoneazo dyes of the formula I where R¹, R² and R³ are each independently of the other hydrogen, chlorine, C₁ -C₄ -alkyl, in particular methyl or ethyl, methoxy or ethoxy.

Of particular importance are benzophenoneazo dyes which conform to the formula Ib, Ic or Id ##STR19## where one of the radicals X¹ and X² is hydrogen and the other is hydroxysulfonyl,

R¹ and R² are independently of each other chlorine, C₁ -C₄ -alkyl, in particular methyl or ethyl, methoxy or ethoxy,

R⁴ is hydrogen or methoxy, and

K is in each case as defined above.

Also of particular importance are benzophenoneazo dyes of the formula Ic or If ##STR20## where R¹, R² and R³ are each as defined above and

K¹ is 1-phenyl-3-methyl-5-aminopyrazol-4-yl, 2-amino-6-hydroxysulfonyl-8-hydroxynaphth-1-yl or a radical of the formula IIn, IIo or IIp ##STR21## where Z¹, Z⁵ and Z⁵ are each as defined above.

Of technical interest are benzophenoneazo dyes of the formula Ig ##STR22## where R¹ is hydrogen, C₁ -C₃ -alkyl or C₁ -C₄ -alkoxy, and

R² is C₁ -C₁₂ -alkyl, benzyl, phenylethyl or C₁ -C₄ -alkoxy in ring portion 3or 4, with the proviso that the total number of carbon atoms in the radicals R¹ and R² is from 4 to 12.

The novel aminobenzophenenes of the formula I can be obtained in a conventional manner.

For example, an aminobenzophenone of the formula III ##STR23## where R¹, R², R³, R⁴, X¹, X² and the ring A are each as defined above, is diazotized in a conventional manner and coupled with a coupling component of the formula IV

    H--K--Y                                                    (IV)

where K and Y are each as defined above. When m in the formula I is 2 and K--Y is the radical of a bivalent coupling component of the formula IId, generally twice the amount is used of the diazonium salt obtainable from the aminobenzophenone III.

When Y in the formula I is the radical Q¹ --N═N--, the novel dyes can be obtained for example by first coupling the diazonium salt of the amine of the formula V

    Q.sup.1 --NH.sub.2                                         (V)

where Q¹ is as defined above, with the coupling component of formula IVa

    H--K--H                                                    (IVa)

where K is as defined above, and coupling the resulting monoazo dye of the formula VI

    H--K--N═N--Q.sup.1                                     (VI)

where Q¹ and K are each as defined above, with the diazonium salt of the aminobenzophenone III. However, it is also possible to carry out the coupling reactions in the reverse order.

It is further possible to replace the amine of the formula V by an aminobenzophenone of the formula III, in which case the disazo dye obtained contains two different or identical radicals of the diazo component of the formula III.

If the coupling component of the formula IVa is of the aniline or naphthalene series (formula IIl or IIm) and if it contains an unsubstituted amino group or a precursor thereof, the resulting monoazo dye of the formula VII ##STR24## where K¹ is the radical of a coupling component of the aniline or naphthalene series which has an amino group, and R¹, R², R³, R⁴, X¹, X² and the ring A are each as defined above, can also e diazotized again and coupled with a coupling component of the formula IVa. This again leads to disazo dyes.

The aminobenzophenones of the formula III are known compounds. They are described for example in the earlier European Patent Application No. 91112002.0.

The coupling components of the formula IV are likewise known products. They are described for example in D. R. Waring, G. Hellas, The Chemistry and Application of Dyes, Plenum Press, New York, 1990, or M. Okawara, T. Kitao, T. Hirashima, M. Matsuoka, Organic Colorants, Elsevier, Amsterdam, 1988, or in the references cited therein.

The present invention also provides novel pyridone compounds of the formula II ##STR25## where n is 1 or 2,

Z⁰ is hydrogen or C₁ -C₄ -alkyl, and

Z¹ is hydrogen, C₁ -C₄ -alkyl or phenyl.

Preference is given to pyridone compounds of the formula II where n is 1, Z¹ is C₁ -C₄ -alkyl, in particular methyl, and Z⁰ is hydrogen or methyl, in particular methyl.

Monosulfonic acids of a similar kind are known from DE-A-2,117,753.

The pyridone compounds II are highly suitable for use as a coupling components for preparing azo dyes.

They can be obtained by reacting for example a hydroxypyridone of the formula VIII ##STR26## where n, Z⁰ and Z¹ are each as defined above, in a baking process or with concentrated sulfuric acid in a two-stage reaction in a one-pot process in the presence or absence of oleum. In general, the first stage is carried out at from 30° to 70° C. and the second at from 120° to 150° C.

It has also been found that the preparation of the pyridone compounds of the formula IIa ##STR27## where a is 0, 1 or 2,

Z⁰ is hydrogen or C₁ -C₄ -alkyl and

Z¹ is hydrogen, C₁ -C₄ -alkyl or phenyl, by reaction of pyridones of the formula IIb ##STR28## where W⁴ is cyano or acetyl and a, Z⁰ and Z¹ are each as defined above, with oleum is particularly successful on using oleum which contains from 1 to 2 mol of free sulfur trioxide and carrying out the reaction in a first stage at from 0° to 75° C. for from 1 to 5 hours and then in a second stage at from 80° to 135° C. for from 2 to 11 hours.

In this process, the sulfonic acid group goes into the phenyl ring in the first stage and into the pyridine ring in the second stage.

The reaction mixture is worked up in a conventional manner, for example by stirring out onto ice-water and subsequent neutralization, for example with sodium hydroxide solution.

The oleum used is advantageously a product which contains from 1 to 2 mol, preferably from 1 to 1.5 mol, of free sulfur trioxide.

The molar ratio of oleum:pyridone IIb is in general from 0.5:1 to 0.55:1, preferably from about 0.51:1.

It is also possible to use more oleum or oleum having a higher sulfur trioxide content, but this does not yield any further benefits. On the contrary, distinctly more ice-water and sodium hydroxide solution is required in the subsequent working up of th reaction mixture.

The novel benzophenoneazo dyes of the formula I are advantageously suitable for dyeing natural or synthetic substrates, for example wool, leather or polyamide. The dyes obtained have good general use fastness properties.

They are also suitable for the ink jet process.

The following Examples further illustrate the invention:

EXAMPLE 1

21.2 g of the diazo component of the formula ##STR29## were suspended with 60 ml of concentrated hydrochloric acid, 60 ml of glacial acetic acid and 0.2 g of an acidic wetting agent. The mixture was then cooled down to 0° C., and 31 ml of 23% strength by weight aqueous sodium nitrite solution were added at from 0° to 6° C. Presently a clear diazonium salt solution was obtained, which was subsequently stirred at from 0° to 6° C. for 2 hours. Excess nitrous acid was then destroyed with sulfamic acid. Then this mixture was mixed with 35.6 g of the coupling component of the formula ##STR30##

which had beforehand been dissolved in 250 ml of water with 26 g of 50% strength by weight sodium hydroxide solution and cooled down to 0° C.

The coupling mixture was buffered at from 0° to 6° C. with sodium hydroxide solution at a ph of 3.5-4. The resulting dye of the formula ##STR31## was precipitated with sodium chloride, filtered off with suction, dried and ground. 120 g were obtained of a yellow powder having a dye content of 50% by weight.

The absorption maximum of a dye solution in a mixture of 1 g of glacial acetic acid and 9 g of N,N-dimethylformamide is 428 nm.

The dye produces dyeings on leather, nylon and wool in a bright yellow shade of good and wet and light fastness.

EXAMPLE 2

Example 1 was repeated, except that the coupling component was replaced by 35.7 g of the coupling component of the formula ##STR32## affording 59.5 g of the dye of the formula ##STR33## as a 50% strength by weight yellow powder whose absorption maximum in a solution of 9:1 g/g N,N-dimethylformamide/glacial acetic acid is 429 nm.

The dye gives deep bright yellow dyeings on wool and nylon having good fastness properties.

EXAMPLE 3

Example 1 was repeated, except that the coupling component was replaced by 20.5 g of the coupling component of the formula ##STR34## affording 42 g of the dye of the formula ##STR35## as a 90% strength by weight powder.

The dye produces bright yellow dyeings on nylon, wool and leather of good light fastness.

The ink jet process gives prints having good general use fastness properties.

The absorption maximum in water is 420 nm.

EXAMPLE 4

21.1 g of the diazo component of the formula ##STR36## were diazotized by the method described in Example 1 and coupled in a similar manner to 20.5 g of 1,4-dimethyl-6-hydroxy-3-hydroxysulfonylpyrid-2-one, affording 42 g of the dye of the formula ##STR37## as a 90% strength by weight powder.

The dye produces bright yellow dyeings on leather, nylon and wool having good fastness properties.

The ink jet process gives prints having good general use fastness properties.

EXAMPLE 5

58 g of the diazo component of the formula ##STR38## were suspended in 500 ml of water with 0.2 g of an acidic wetting agent. The pH of the mixture was then raised with 16.5 g of sodium hydroxide solution (50% strength by weight) to 8.5-11.5, at which point 62 ml of 23% strength by weight aqueous sodium nitrite solution were added. This mixture was added to a mixture of 70 ml of concentrated hydrochloric acid and ice in such a way that the temperature of the diazonium salt mixture stayed below 8° C. at all times. The diazonium salt suspension was subsequently stirred at from 0° to 6° C. for 4 hours. Excess nitrous acid was then destroyed in a conventional manner, a solution of 34.6 g of 1-phenyl-3-methyl-5-aminopyrazole in dilute hydrochloric acid was added, and the pH of the reaction mixture was gradually raised to from 2.3 to 3.1. It was subsequently stirred overnight at pH 3. The resulting dye of the formula ##STR39## was isolated in a conventional manner. 116 g were obtained of an orange 80% strength by weight powder. The dye produces fast reddish yellow dyeings on wool and nylon.

EXAMPLE 6

29.1 g of 4-amino-4'-methylbenzophenone-3-sulfonic acid were dissolved in 200 ml of water at pH 8-11 with sodium hydroxide solution. 31 ml of 23% strength by weight aqueous sodium nitrite solution were added. The solution was then discharged with stirring onto a mixture of 32 ml of concentrated hydrochloric acid and ice at a rate such that the temperature did not exceed +8° C. The suspension was subsequently stirred at 0°-5° C. for 3 hours. Excess nitrous acid was then destroyed with sulfamic acid, at which point 17.3 g of 1-phenyl-3-methyl-5-amino-pyrazole, dissolved in 300 ml of water and 10 ml of concentrated hydrochloric acid, were added.

The pH of the mixture was then raised with sodium hydroxide solution and a little sodium formate to 2.6-3.5. Coupling was complete after about 2 hours. To crystallize the dye of the formula ##STR40## the reaction mixture was seeded and stirred overnight. The product was isolated and dried in a conventional manner, affording 54 g of an orange powder having a dye content of 91% by weight (remainder: water and sodium chloride).

The dye produces uniform dyeings on nylon and wool in a deep reddish yellow shade of excellent light fastness. Migration is also excellent.

EXAMPLE 7

58 g of the diazo component mentioned in Example 6 were diazotized with 62 ml of sodium nitrite as described in Example 6. The suspension obtained was admixed with 41 g of a thoroughly dispersed aqueous suspension of the coupling component of the formula ##STR41## The reaction mixture was then left to stir overnight at room temperature at a pH of 2.8-3.3. The resulting dye of the formula ##STR42## was precipitated with sodium chloride and then isolated, dried and ground in a conventional manner. This gave 105 g of the dye in the form of an 80% strength by weight powder.

The absorption maximum of the dye in aqueous solution is 460 nm.

The dye produces bright reddish orange dyeings on nylon, wool and leather of good to very good fastness.

EXAMPLE 8

30.5 g of the diazo component 4-amino-2',4'-dimethylbenzophenone-3-sulfonic acid were diazo-tized as described in Example 7. The diazonium salt suspension was mixed with 23.6 g of a suspension of the coupling component of the formula ##STR43## The pH of the reaction mixture was gradually raised with sodium hydroxide solution to 3.5 until the coupling had ended. Then it was adjusted to pH 7 with sodium hydroxide solution and evaporated to dryness.

This gave 78 g of a red powder (dye content: 57.4 g) which produces orange dyeings on nylons and wool having very good fastness properties. The leveling power of the dye (migration) is good. The dye has the formula ##STR44##

It absorption maximum in water is 457 nm.

EXAMPLE 9

30.7 g of the diazo component 4-amino-4'-methoxybenzophenone-3'-sulfonic acid were diazotized as described in Example 6. The resulting suspension of the diazonium salt was admixed with 17.3 g of 1-phenyl-3-methyl-5-aminopyrazole, dissolved in 150 ml of water with 9 ml of concentrated hydrochloric acid. The pH of the reaction mixture was then gradually raised to 2.6-3.5 and subsequently stirred at pH 3-3.5 for 2 hours. The dye of the formula ##STR45## was stirred out with sodium chloride and isolated, dried and ground in a conventional manner. This gave 51.2 g of the dye in the form of a 75% strength by weight yellow powder.

The dye has high affinity for nylon and wool and levels out differences in material in particular in the case of nylon. Its migration and light fastness properties on nylon are good. Nylon and wool are dyed a greenish yellow.

EXAMPLE 10

29.1 g of 4-amino-4'-methylbenzophenone-3'-sulfonic acid were diazontized as described in Example 6. After excess nitrous acid had been destroyed, the suspension of the diazonium salt was combined with a freshly prepared fine suspension of 31.9 g of 1-hydroxy-8-aminonaphthalene-3,6-disulfonic acid which was acidified with hydrochloric acid to pH 0.5-0. The reaction mixture was left to stir overnight at 5°-10° C., producing a red dye of the formula ##STR46## λ_(max) (water):601 nm

The dye was precipitated in full with sodium chloride and isolated in a conventional manner. The product thus isolated was dissolved with sodium hydroxide solution in 1000 ml of water at pH 6-9. The solution was then admixed with 0.1 mol of diazotized 4-amino-2',5'-dimethylbenzophenone, and the pH of the reaction mixture was maintained at >6-8. The resulting dye of the formula ##STR47## was precipitated with sodium chloride at pH 6-8 in the form of the trisodium salt and isolated in a conventional manner. This gave 120 g of a black powder which dyes leather, nylon and wool in a navy shade. The dye still contains about 24 g of sodium chloride.

The absorption maximum of the dye in water is 604 nm.

The same method was used to obtain the dyes listed below.

                                      TABLE 1     __________________________________________________________________________      ##STR48##     Example                                                    λ.sub.ma                                                                x     No.  K                    E           G            Hue      nm!     __________________________________________________________________________     11           ##STR49##           CONH.sub.2  CH.sub.2     bright yellow     12           ##STR50##           COCH.sub.3  CH.sub.2     bright yellow     13           ##STR51##           COCH.sub.3                                            ##STR52##   bright yellow     14           ##STR53##           COCH.sub.3  CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2                                                        bright yellow     15           ##STR54##           CONH.sub.2                                            ##STR55##   bright yellow     16           ##STR56##                                ##STR57##  C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                                        yellow     17           ##STR58##           CH.sub.3                                            ##STR59##   greenish yellow     18           ##STR60##           H                                            ##STR61##   greenish yellow     19           ##STR62##           --          --           yellowish     20           ##STR63##           --          --           red     509 (in                                                                water)     21           ##STR64##           --          --           yellow     __________________________________________________________________________

                                      TABLE 2     __________________________________________________________________________     Diazo component      ##STR65##     Example     No.  K            R.sup.1                          R.sup.2                              R.sup.3                                  G.sup.1      G.sup.2      Hue     __________________________________________________________________________     22           ##STR66##   H  CH.sub.3                              SO.sub.3 H                                  C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                               C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                                            orange     23           ##STR67##   H  CH.sub.3                              SO.sub.3 H                                  C.sub.2 H.sub.4 C.sub.6 H.sub.5                                               C.sub.2 H.sub.4 OH                                                            orange     24           ##STR68##   H  CH.sub.3                              H   (CH.sub.2).sub.3 OH                                               (CH.sub.2).sub.3 OH                                                            orange     25           ##STR69##   H  OCH.sub.3                              H   (CH.sub.2).sub.3 OCH.sub.3                                               (CH.sub.2).sub.3 OCH.sub.3                                                            orange     26           ##STR70##   H  OCH.sub.3                              H                                   ##STR71##   C.sub.2 H.sub.4 OH                                                            orange     27           ##STR72##   H  OCH.sub.3                              H                                   ##STR73##   C.sub.4 H.sub.9 (n)                                                            orange     28           ##STR74##   CH.sub.3                          OCH.sub.3                              H                                   ##STR75##   C.sub.2 H.sub.4 OH                                                            orange     29           ##STR76##   CH.sub.3                          H   CH.sub.3                                   ##STR77##   C.sub.2 H.sub.4 OH                                                            orange     30           ##STR78##   CH.sub.3                          H   CH.sub.3                                   ##STR79##   C.sub.2 H.sub.4 OH                                                            reddish orange     31           ##STR80##   CH.sub.3                          H   CH.sub.3                                   ##STR81##   C.sub.4 H.sub.9 (n)                                                            reddish orange     32           ##STR82##   H  C.sub.2 H.sub.5                              H                                   ##STR83##   C.sub.4 H.sub.9 (n)                                                            reddish orange     33           ##STR84##   H  CH.sub.3                              H                                   ##STR85##   C.sub.4 H.sub.9 (n)                                                            yellow     34           ##STR86##   CH.sub.3                          CH.sub.3                              H                                   ##STR87##   C.sub.4 H.sub.9 (n)                                                            yellow     35           ##STR88##   CH.sub.3                          H   CH.sub.3                                   ##STR89##   C.sub.4 H.sub.9 (n)                                                            yellow     36           ##STR90##   H  CH.sub.3                              H   H                                                ##STR91##   yellow     37           ##STR92##   CH.sub.3                          CH.sub.3                              H   H                                                ##STR93##   yellow     38           ##STR94##   CH.sub.3                          CH.sub.3                              H   CH.sub.3                                                ##STR95##   yellow     39           ##STR96##   H  Cl  H   CH.sub.3     C.sub.6 H.sub.5                                                            yellow     40           ##STR97##   H  OCH.sub.3                              H   OCH.sub.3    OCH.sub.3    orange     41           ##STR98##   H  OCH.sub.3                              H   OCH.sub.3    OCH.sub.3    orange     42           ##STR99##   H  OCH.sub.3                              H   CH.sub.3     CH.sub.3     orange     __________________________________________________________________________

                                      TABLE 3     __________________________________________________________________________      ##STR100##     Example     No.   R.sup.1                 R.sup.2                       R.sup.3                           X.sup.1                                 R.sup.5                                       R.sup.6                                            R.sup.7                                                  R.sup.8     __________________________________________________________________________     43    H     CH.sub.3                       CH.sub.3                           H     SO.sub.3 H                                       H    OCH.sub.3                                                  H     44    CH.sub.3                 CH.sub.3                       H   H     SO.sub.3 H                                       H    OCH.sub.3                                                  H     45    H     CH.sub.3                       CH.sub.3                           H     SO.sub.3 H                                       H    CH.sub.3                                                  H     46    H     CH.sub.3                       H   H     SO.sub.3 H                                       H    CH.sub.3                                                  H     47    H     CH.sub.3                       CH.sub.3                           H     H     H    OCH.sub.3                                                  SO.sub.3 H     48    CH.sub.3                 CH.sub.3                       H   H     H     H    OCH.sub.3                                                  SO.sub.3 H     49    H     CH.sub.3                       CH.sub.3                           H     H     H    CH.sub.3                                                  SO.sub.3 H     50    H     CH.sub.3                       H   H     H     H    CH.sub.3                                                  SO.sub.3 H     51    OCH.sub.3                 H     CH.sub.3                           H     H     CH.sub.3                                            CH.sub.3                                                  SO.sub.3 H     52    H     CH.sub.3                       H   SO.sub.3 H                                 H     OCH.sub.3                                            CH.sub.3                                                  H     53    H     OCH.sub.3                       H   SO.sub.3 H                                 H     H    OCH.sub.3                                                  H     54    H     C.sub.2 H.sub.5                       H   H     SO.sub.3 H                                       H    C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                                  H     55    H     C.sub.2 H.sub.5                       H   H     H     H    C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                                  SO.sub.3 H     56    CH.sub.3                 CH.sub.3                       H   H     H     H    CH.sub.3                                                  SO.sub.3 H     57    H     Cl    H   H     H     H    CH.sub.3                                                  SO.sub.3 H     58    H     C.sub.2 H.sub.5                       H   H     H     H    CH.sub.3                                                  SO.sub.3 H     __________________________________________________________________________

                                      TABLE 4     __________________________________________________________________________      ##STR101##     Example     No.  R.sup.1             R.sup.2                 R.sup.3                     X.sup.1                         X.sup.2                             K                     Hue     __________________________________________________________________________     59   H  CH.sub.3                 H   SO.sub.3 H                         H                              ##STR102##           orange     60   H  CH.sub.3                 CH.sub.3                     SO.sub.3 H                         H                              ##STR103##           orange     61   H  CH.sub.3                 CH.sub.3                     H   SO.sub.3 H                              ##STR104##           orange     62   CH.sub.3             CH.sub.3                 H   SO.sub.3 H                         H                              ##STR105##           orange     63   H  OCH.sub.3                 H   SO.sub.3 H                         H                              ##STR106##           orange     64   H  C.sub.2 H.sub.5                 H   SO.sub.3 H                         H                              ##STR107##           orange     65   H  Cl  H   SO.sub.3 H                         H                              ##STR108##           orange     66   H  C.sub.2 H.sub.5                 H   SO.sub.3 H                         H                              ##STR109##           red     67   H  CH.sub.3                 H   SO.sub.3 H                         H                              ##STR110##           red     68   H  OCH.sub.3                 H   SO.sub.3 H                         H                              ##STR111##           red     69   H  OCH.sub.3                 SO.sub.3 H                     H   H                              ##STR112##           red     70   H  C.sub.2 H.sub.5                 SO.sub.3 H                     H   H                              ##STR113##           red     71   H  CH.sub.3                 SO.sub.3 H                     SO.sub.3 H                         H                              ##STR114##           yellow     __________________________________________________________________________

                                      TABLE 5     __________________________________________________________________________      ##STR115##     Example     No.  G.sup.1             G.sup.2            Hue     __________________________________________________________________________     72           ##STR116##                               ##STR117##        blue     73           ##STR118##                               ##STR119##        blue     74           ##STR120##                               ##STR121##        blue     75           ##STR122##                               ##STR123##        blue     76           ##STR124##                               ##STR125##        bluish black     77           ##STR126##                               ##STR127##        bluish black     __________________________________________________________________________

                                      TABLE 6     __________________________________________________________________________      ##STR128##                                                       Hue or     Example                                           λ.sub.max     No.  K                       X.sup.1                                      R.sup.1                                          R.sup.2                                             R.sup.3                                                   X.sup.2                                                        nm!     __________________________________________________________________________      78  79  80  81           ##STR129##             H H H SO.sub.3 H                                      H H H H                                          CH.sub.3 H H H                                             OCH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3                                             OCH.sub.3                                                   SO.sub.3 H SO.sub.3 H                                                   SO.sub.3 H H                                                       yellow yellow yellow                                                       yellow      82  83  84           ##STR130##             SO.sub.3 H SO.sub.3 H SO.sub.3 H                                      H H CH.sub.3                                          H H H                                             OCH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 H                                                   H H CH.sub.3                                                       greenish yellow                                                       greenish yellow                                                       greenish yellow      85  86  87           ##STR131##             SO.sub.3 H H H                                      H CH.sub.3 H                                          H H H                                             CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 C.sub.2                                                   H SO.sub.3 H SO.sub.3                                                       greenish yellow                                                       greenish yellow                                                       greenish yellow      ##STR132##           ##STR133##                                   ##STR134##                                       ##STR135##                                           ##STR136##                                              ##STR137##                                                    ##STR138##                                                        ##STR139##      93  94  95           ##STR140##             SO.sub.3 H SO.sub.3 H SO.sub.3                                      OCH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 H                                          H H CH.sub.3                                             H H CH.sub.3                                                   CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 H                                                       orange orange orange      96  97  98           ##STR141##             SO.sub.3 H SO.sub.3 H SO.sub.3 H                                      H H H                                          CH.sub.3 H H                                             CH.sub.3 C.sub.2 H.sub.5 CH(CH.sub                                             .3).sub.2                                                   H H H                                                       yellowish red yellowish                                                       ed yellowish red      99 100 101 102           ##STR142##             SO.sub.3 H SO.sub.3 H SO.sub.3 H SO.sub.3                                      H H H CH.sub.3                                          H CH.sub.3 H H                                             C.sub.3 H.sub.7 (i) CH.sub.3                                             C.sub.2 H.sub.5 CH.sub.3                                                   H H H H                                                       orange orange orange                                                       orange     103 104           ##STR143##             SO.sub.3 H SO.sub.3 H                                      H H H CH.sub.3                                             C.sub.3 H.sub.7 (i) CH.sub.3                                                   H H 403 404     105 106           ##STR144##             SO.sub.3 H SO.sub.3 H                                      H CH.sub.3                                          H H                                             C.sub.2 H.sub.5 CH.sub.3                                                   H H orange orange     107 108 109           ##STR145##             SO.sub.3 H SO.sub.3 H SO.sub.3 H                                      H CH.sub.3 H                                          H H H                                             CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 C.sub.2                                                   H H H.5                                                       yellowish red yellowish                                                       ed yellowish red     110 111 112           ##STR146##             SO.sub.3 H SO.sub.3 H SO.sub.3 H                                      H H CH.sub.3                                          H H H                                             CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 H                                                   H H CH.sub.3                                                       red red red     113 114           ##STR147##             SO.sub.3 H SO.sub.3 H                                      H H H H                                             OCH.sub.3 CH.sub.3                                                   H H orange orange     __________________________________________________________________________

                                      TABLE 7     __________________________________________________________________________      ##STR148##     Ex.                                .sup.λ max     No. X.sup.1             R.sup.1                  R.sup.2                     R.sup.3                          R.sup.5                              R.sup.4                                   G     nm!     __________________________________________________________________________     115 H   H    H  CH.sub.3                          H   H    CH.sub.3                                        421     116 H   H    H  C.sub.2 H.sub.5                          H   H    CH.sub.3                                        421     117 H   H    CH.sub.3                     CH.sub.3                          H   H    CH.sub.3                                        422     118 H   CH.sub.3                  H  CH.sub.3                          H   H    CH.sub.3                                        420     119 H   OCH.sub.3                  H  H    CH.sub.3                              H    CH.sub.3                                        422     120 H   CH.sub.3                  H  OCH.sub.3                          H   H    C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                        423     121 H   H    H  CH.sub.3                          H   Cl   CH.sub.3                                        421     122 H   H    H  C.sub.2 H.sub.5                          H   Cl   CH.sub.3                                        421     123 H   H    H  OCH.sub.3                          H   Cl   CH.sub.3                                        422     124 SO.sub.3 H             H    CH.sub.3                     CH.sub.3                          H   H    C.sub.2 H.sub.5     125 SO.sub.3 H             CH.sub.3                  H  CH.sub.3                          H   H    C.sub.2 H.sub.5     126 SO.sub.3 H             H    H  C.sub.2 H.sub.5                          H   H    CH.sub.3     127 SO.sub.3 H             H    H  C.sub.2 H.sub.5                          H   Cl   CH.sub.3     128 H   H    H  C.sub.2 H.sub.5                          SO.sub.3 H                              H    CH.sub.3                                        421     129 H   H    H  C.sub.2 H.sub.5                          SO.sub.3 H                              Cl   CH.sub.3                                        421     130 H   H    CH.sub.3                     CH.sub.3                          SO.sub.3 H                              H    CH.sub.3                                        421     131 H   H    CH.sub.3                     CH.sub.3                          SO.sub.3 H                              H    C.sub.4 H.sub.9 (n)                                        421     132 H   H    CH.sub.3                     OCH.sub.3                          H   Cl   CH.sub.3                                        422     133 SO.sub.3 H             H    CH.sub.3                     CH.sub.3                          H   OCH.sub.3                                   CH.sub.3     134 H   H    H  CH.sub.3                          H   OCH.sub.3                                   CH.sub.3     __________________________________________________________________________

EXAMPLE 135 ##STR149## Brilliant greenish yellow on leather, nylon and wool. EXAMPLE 136 ##STR150## Bright greenish yellow on leather, nylon and wool. EXAMPLE 137 ##STR151## Greenish yellow on leather, nylon and wool. EXAMPLE 138 ##STR152## Greenish yellow on nylon, wool and leather. EXAMPLE 139 ##STR153## Greenish yellow on leather and wool. EXAMPLE 140 ##STR154##

                  TABLE 8     ______________________________________     Example                                λ.sub.max (H.sub.2 O)     No.    R.sup.1 R.sup.2   R.sup.3                                    Hue      nm!     ______________________________________     159    H       CH.sub.3  H     bright red                                            509     160    H       C.sub.2 H.sub.5                              H     bright red                                            509     161    H       CH(CH.sub.3).sub.2                              H     bright red                                            508     162    CH.sub.3                    CH.sub.3  H     bright red                                            509     163    CH.sub.3                    H         CH.sub.3                                    bright red                                            509     164    H       CH.sub.3  CH.sub.3                                    bright red                                            509     165    H       C.sub.6 H.sub.5                              H     bright red                                            512     166    H       Cl        H     bright red                                            511     167    H       CH.sub.3  Cl    bright red                                            510     ______________________________________

EXAMPLE 168 (use)

100 parts by weight of a retanned chrome leather having a shaved thickness of 1.4 mm were neutralized by drumming for 45 minutes in 200 parts by weight of water at 30° C. with 1 part by weight or sodium bicarbonate and 1 part by weight of sodium formate. The leather was then washed in 200 parts by weight of fresh water at 30° C. by drumming for 15 minutes. Thereafter the dyeing was effected by drumming for 45 minutes in 200 parts by weight of water at 50° C. containing 1% by weight of the dye described in Example 2. Then 4 parts by weight of a commercial fatliquor were added and drumming was continued for 30 minutes. After acidification with 0.5 part by weight of formic acid, the leather was drummed for a further 30 minutes and then rinsed with cold water, set out, dried, sawdusted, staked and strained.

The result obtained was leather dyed in a deep bright yellow shade having good light fastness and good wet fastness properties.

Similar results are obtained in the dyeing of leather with the dyes listed hereinafter.

                                      TABLE 9     __________________________________________________________________________      ##STR155##     Example     No.  L.sup.1               X.sup.1                   K                       Hue     __________________________________________________________________________     169  CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2               H                    ##STR156##             reddish yellow γ.sub.max                                           (H.sub.2 O): 438 nm     170  CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2               H                    ##STR157##             greenish yellow     171  CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2               H                    ##STR158##             greenish yellow     172  CH.sub.2 cH.sub.2               H                    ##STR159##             greenish yellow     173  CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2               H                    ##STR160##             greenish yellow     174  CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2               H                    ##STR161##             greenish yellow     175  CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2               H                    ##STR162##             greenish yellow     176  CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2               H                    ##STR163##             greenish yellow     177  CH.sub.2O               H                    ##STR164##             greenish yellow     178  CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2               H                    ##STR165##             bluish red γ.sub.max (H.sub.2                                           O): 529 nm     179  CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2               H                    ##STR166##             orange     180  CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2               SO.sub.3 H                    ##STR167##             greenish yellow     181  CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2               SO.sub.3 H                    ##STR168##             greenish yellow     182  CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2               SO.sub.3 H                    ##STR169##             greenish yellow     183  CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2               SO.sub.3 H                    ##STR170##             reddish orange     __________________________________________________________________________

                                      TABLE 10     __________________________________________________________________________      ##STR171##     Example     No.  R.sup.1             R.sup.2                   R.sup.3                      K                         Hue     __________________________________________________________________________     184  H  CH.sub.3                   H                       ##STR172##               reddish orange     185  H  CH.sub.3                   H                       ##STR173##               reddish orange     186  H  C.sub.2 H.sub.5                   H                       ##STR174##               reddish orange     187  H  CH.sub.3                   CH.sub.3                       ##STR175##               reddish orange     188  H  CH.sub.3                   H                       ##STR176##               reddish orange     189  CH.sub.3             CH.sub.3                   H                       ##STR177##               orange     190  H  (CH.sub.3).sub.2 CH                   H                       ##STR178##               reddish orange     191  H  CH.sub.3                   H                       ##STR179##               yellowish red     192  H  C.sub.6 H.sub.5                   H                       ##STR180##               orange     __________________________________________________________________________

EXAMPLE 193

42.1 g of the diazo component of the formula ##STR181## were slurried up at room temperature with 90 ml of 25% by weight hydrochloric acid and 10 drops of a wetting agent which is effective in an acid medium. 100 g of ice were added after 2 hours, followed with cooling by a total of 64 ml of 23% by weight aqueous sodium nitrite solution. The diazotization mixture was stirred at 0°-8° C. for 2.5 hours. All the excess nitrous acid was then destroyed with sulfamic acid and the resulting diazonium salt solution was diluted with 150 ml of ice-water. The mixture was then added to 65.1 g of the coupling component of the formula ##STR182## which had been dissolved at pH 7 in 300 ml or water and 300 ml of ice. During the addition of th diazonium salt solution the pH of the reaction mixture was maintained within the range from 4 to 7 with sodium hydroxide solution. The coupling reaction finished quickly. The honey yellow dye solution obtained was spray-dried at pH 4-6. This gave 122 g of the dye of the formula ##STR183## in the form of the sodium salt of the sulfonic acids. The yellow powder still contains sodium chloride.

From 0.5 to 1% strength dyeings of this dye on retanned leather produce a very bright, very highly wet-fast and light-fast greenish yellow. λ_(max) (H₂ O): 421 nm.

Replacing the abovementioned diazo components by a compound of the formula ##STR184## gives a yellow dye of the formula ##STR185## which has a similar fastness profile.

The same method gives the following compounds and also the dyes listed in the following Tables 11 and 12: ##STR186##

EXAMPLE 195 ##STR187##

                                      TABLE 11     __________________________________________________________________________     Example                     λ.sub.max  nm!     No.  Q.sup.1           Z.sup.o                               a (in water)                                       Hue     __________________________________________________________________________     196           ##STR188##       H  1 431   yellow     197           ##STR189##       H  1 431   yellow     198           ##STR190##       H  1       yellow     199           ##STR191##       H  1 431   yellow     200           ##STR192##       H  1       yellow     201           ##STR193##       H  1       yellow     202  C.sub.6 H.sub.5   H  1       greenish yellow     203           ##STR194##       H  1 431   greenish yellow     204           ##STR195##       H  1 432   greenish yellow     205           ##STR196##       H  1 432   greenish yellow     206           ##STR197##       H  1 429   greenish yellow     207           ##STR198##       H  0 430   greenish yellow     208           ##STR199##       CH.sub.3                               1 431   greenish yellow     209           ##STR200##       CH.sub.3                               2 431   greenish yellow     210           ##STR201##       H  0 430   greenish yellow     211           ##STR202##       H  1 430   greenish yellow     212           ##STR203##       CH.sub.3                               1 431   greenish yellow     213           ##STR204##       H  1 431   greenish yellow     214           ##STR205##       H  1 430   greenish yellow     215           ##STR206##       H  1 430   greenish yellow     216           ##STR207##       H  1 429   greenish yellow     217           ##STR208##       H  1 430   greenish yellow     218           ##STR209##       H  1 430   greenish yellow     219           ##STR210##       H  1 432   yellow     220           ##STR211##       H  1 432   yellow     221           ##STR212##       H  1 432   yellow     222           ##STR213##       H  1 431   greenish yellow     223           ##STR214##       CH.sub.3                               1 431   greenish yellow     __________________________________________________________________________

                                      TABLE 12     __________________________________________________________________________      ##STR215##     Example                         λ.sub.max  nm!     No.  Q.sup.2                    (in water)                                           Hue     __________________________________________________________________________     224           ##STR216##                      bluish red     225           ##STR217##                      bluish red     226           ##STR218##                513   bluish red     227           ##STR219##                513   bluish red     228           ##STR220##                513   bluish red     229           ##STR221##                513   bluish red     230           ##STR222##                513   bluish red     231           ##STR223##                513   bluish red     __________________________________________________________________________

                                      TABLE 13     __________________________________________________________________________      ##STR224##     Example     No.     Q.sup.1       Q.sup.3                                  Hue     __________________________________________________________________________     232              ##STR225##   CH.sub.2                                  greenish yellow     233              ##STR226##   C.sub.2 H.sub.4                                  greenish yellow     234              ##STR227##   CH.sub.2                                  greenish yellow     235              ##STR228##   C.sub.2 H.sub.4                                  greenish yellow     __________________________________________________________________________

EXAMPLE 236

257 g of 1-(2-phenylethyl)-6-hydroxy-3-cyano-4-methylpyrid-2-one were added at not more than 70° C. to a mixture of 160 g of 100% by weight sulfuric acid and 380 g of 24% by weight oleum. The solution formed was subsequently stirred at 75° C. for 5 hours, producing essentially a product of the formula ##STR229## This was followed by heating at 110° C. for 5 hours, during which the cyano group hydrolyzed and the carboxylic acid intermediate was decarboxylated (foaming due to CO₂ evolution). Then the reaction mixture was heated to 130°-135° C. and stirred at that temperature for 5.5 hours. After the reaction mixture had cooled down to about 110° C., it was stirred out onto about 900 g of ice-water, and the compound of the formula ##STR230## was neutralized at ≦30° C. with sodium hydroxide solution. This solution can be used directly for preparing azo dyes.

λ_(max) (H₂ O): 325 nm, 247 nm, (minimum at 280 and 235 nm). 

We claim:
 1. A benzophenoneazo dye of the Formula I ##STR231## wherein m is 1 or 2;K is a 6-hydroxypyrid-2-one radical which in ring position 3 is unsubstituted or substituted by carbamoyl, C₂ -C₅ -alkanoyl, hydroxysulfonylmethyl or hydroxysulfonyl, the radical of a phenylazopyridone, imidazolopyridine, aminopyrazole, hydroxypyrazole, aminothiazole, pyrimidine, quinolone or aniline coupling component or the radical of a coupling component of the formula IIm ##STR232## where Z¹⁹ is amino, phenylamino, C₁ -₄ -alkanoylamino or benzoylamino, Z²⁰ is hydrogen or hydroxyl, and r is 1; Y, when m is 1, is hydrogen, the radical: ##STR233## U¹ is hydrogen, C₁ -C₄ -alkyl or hyroxysulfonyl and U² is hydrogen, unsubstituted or sulfato-substituted C₁ -C₄ -alkyl, hydroxysulfonyl, phenylsulfonyloxy or 6-methyl-7-hydroxysulfonylbenzothiazol-2-yl; or the radical --N═N--Q², wherein Q² is the radical of a coupling component, or Y, when m is 2, is hydrogen; one of the two radicals X¹ and X² is hydrogen and the other is hydroxysulfonyl; R¹, R² and R³ are identical or different and each is independently of the others hydrogen, halogen, C₁ -C₁₂ -alkyl, cyclohexyl, phenyl, 2-hydroxyethylsulfonyl or C₁ -C₄ -alkoxy or, when m is 1 and Y is hydrogen, one of R¹, R² or R³ is a radical of the formula: ##STR234## where L¹ is a covalent bond, C₁ -C₄ -alkylene, oxygen or a radical of the formula O--CH₂, O--CH₂ CH₂ --O, O--CH₂ CH₂ CH₂ --O or O--CH(CH₃)CH₂ --O, and X¹, X², R⁴, and K are each as defined above, and R⁴ is hydrogen, halogen or C₁ -C₄ -alkoxy.
 2. A benzophenoneazo dye as claimed in claim 1, wherein Q² is a radical derived from (i) a compound of formula IIc: ##STR235## wherein W¹ is hydrogen or a radical of the formula ##STR236## wherein W² and W³ are identical or different and each is independently of the other hydrogen, methyl, ethyl or methoxy,Z¹ is hydrogen, C₁ -C₄ -alkyl or phenyl, Z² is hydrogen, carbamoyl, C₂ -C₅ -alkanoyl, hydroxysulfonylmethyl or hydroxysulfonyl, and Z³ is hydrogen or C₁ -C₆ -alkyl or C₁ --C₃ -alkyl substituted by phenyl or hydroxysulfoylphenyl or C₁ -C₃ -alkyl interrupted by from 1 to 3 ether oxygen atoms; (ii) a compound of formula IId: ##STR237## where Z⁴, Z⁵ and Z⁶ are identical or different and each is independently of the others hydrogen, C₁ -C₁₂ -alkyl C₁ -C₁₂ -alkyl interrupted by from 1 to 4 ether oxygen atoms or C₁ -C₁₂ -alkyl substituted by hydroxyl-, phenoxy-, phenyl-, hydroxysulfonylphenyl- or C₁ -C₄ -alkanoyloxy, or hydroxysulfonylphenyl or Z⁶ is 3-(1-imidazolyl)propyl and Z⁵ is the radical ##STR238## where L² is C₂ -C₄ -alkylene and Z¹, Z⁴ and Z⁵ are each as defined above, and Z¹ is a defined above. (iii) a compound of formula (IIe): ##STR239## where q is 0 or 1, and Z¹ is as defined above; (iv) a compound of formula (IIf): ##STR240## where Z⁷ is amino or hydroxyl. Z⁸ is unsubstituted or phenyl- or hydroxysulfonyl- phenyl-substituted C₁ -C₄ -alkyl or substituted or unsubstituted phenyl, and Z⁹ is hydrogen, C₁ -C₄ -alkyl, carboxyl or C₁ -C₄ -alkoxycarbonyl; (v) a compound of formula (IIg): ##STR241## where Z¹⁰ is C₁ -C₄ -alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted phenyl or thienyl, and Z¹¹ and Z¹² are identical or different and each is independently of the other C₁ -C₈ -alkyl or C₁ -C₈ -alkyl interrupted by from 1 to 3 ether oxygen atoms; (vi) a compound of formula (IIh); ##STR242## wherein Z¹³ is C₁ -C₄ -alkyl; (vii) a compound of formula (IIi) or (IIj); ##STR243## wherein Z¹⁴ is C₁ -C₄ -alkyl or phenyl, and Z¹, Z⁴, Z⁵ and Z⁶ are each as defined above; (viii) a compound of formula (IIk); ##STR244## where Z¹ and q are each as defined above; (ix) a compound of formula (IIl); ##STR245## where Z¹⁵ hydrogen or C₁ -C₆ -alkyl unsubstituted or substituted by hydroxyl, C₁ -C₄ -alkoxy, cyano, C₁ -C₄ -alkanoyloxy, C₁ -C₄ -alkoxycarbonyloxy, C₁ -C₄ -alkylaminocarbonyloxy, phenyl, hydroxysulfonylphenyl, C₁ -C₄ -alkoxycarbonyl or chlorine-, hydroxyl-, C₁ -C₄ -alkoxy- or phenoxy-substituted C₁ -C₄ -alkoxycarbonyl Z¹⁶ is hydrogen or C₁ -C₆ -alkyl unsubstituted or substituted by phenyl, hydroxysulfonylphenyl, C₁ -C₄ -alkoxy carbonyl or chlorine-, hydroxyl-, C₁ -C₄ -alkoxy- or phenoxy-substituted C₁ -C₄ -alkoxycarbonyl, Z¹⁷ is hydrogen, C₁ -C₄ -alkyl, C₁ -C₄ -alkoxy, chlorine, bromine or the radical --NH--CO--Q, where Q is C₁ -C₄ -alkyl, C₁ -C₄ -alkyl substituted by C₁ -C₄ -alkoxy-, phenoxy-, cyano-, hydroxyl-, chlorine- or C₁ -C₄ -alkanoyloxy, or unsubstituted or C₁ -C₄ -alkoxy-substituted phenoxy, and Z¹⁸ is hydrogen, C₁ -C₄ -alkyl or C₁ -C₄ -alkoxy; or ##STR246## where Z¹⁹ is amino, phenylamino, C₁ -C₄ -alkanoylamino or benzoylamino; Z²⁰ is hydrogen or hydroxyl, and r is 1 or
 2. 3. A benzophenoneazo dye as claimed in claim 1 of the formula Ia ##STR247## where m, K, Y, X¹, X², R¹, R², R³ and R⁴ are each as defined above.
 4. A benzophenoneazo dye as claimed in claim 1, wherein K is the radical of a pyridone, diaminopyridine, aminopyrazole, pyrimidine, indole or aminonaphthalene coupling component the radical of a coupling component of the formula IIm ##STR248## where Z¹⁹ is amino, phenylamino, C₁ -C₄ -alkanoylamino or benzoylamino,Z²⁰ is hydrogen or hydroxyl, and r is
 1. 5. A benzophenoneazo dye of the formula I ##STR249## wherein ring A has benzo group fused thereto and optionally has a --C₂ H₄ -- group linking ring A to the fused benzo group,m is 1 or 2, K is a 6-hydroxypyrid-2-one radical which in ring position 3 is unsubstituted or substituted by carbamoyl, C₂ -C₅ -alkanoyl, hydroxysulfonylmethyl or hydroxysulfonyl, the radical of a phenylazopyridone, imidazolopyridine, aminopyrazole, hydroxypyrazole, aminothiazole, pyrimidine, quinolone or aniline coupling component, or the radical of a coupling component of the formula IIm ##STR250## where Z¹⁹ is amino, phenylamino, C₁ -C₄ -alkanoylamino or benzoylamino, Z²⁰ is hydrogen or hydroxyl, and r is 1; Y, when m is 1, is hydrogen, the radical ##STR251## U¹ is hydrogen, C₁ -C₄ -alkyl or hydroxysulfonyl and U² is hydrogen, unsubstituted or sulfato-substituted C₁ -C₄ -alkyl, hydroxysulfonyl, phenylsulfonyloxy or 6-methyl-7-hydroxysulfonylbenzothiazol-2-yl; or the radical --N═N--Q², wherein Q² is the radical of coupling component, or, Y, when m is 2, is hydrogen, one of the two radicals X¹ and X² is hydrogen and the other is hydroxysulfonyl; R¹, R² and R³ are identical or different and each is independently of the others hydrogen, halogen, C₁ -C₁₂ -alkyl, cyclohexyl, phenyl, 2-hydroxyethylsulfonyl or C₁ -C₄ -alkoxy or, when m is 1 and Y is hydrogen, one of R¹, R² or R³ is a radical of the formula: ##STR252## where L¹ is a covalent bond, C₁ -C₄ -alkylene, oxygen or a radical of the formula O--CH₂, O--CH₂ CH₂ --O, O--CH₂ CH₂ CH₂ --O or O--CH(CH₃)CH₂ --O, and X¹, X², R⁴, K and the ring A are each as defined above, and R⁴ is hydrogen, halogen or C₁ -C₄ -alkoxy.
 6. A benzophenoneazo dye as claimed in claim 5, wherein Q² is a radical derived from (i) a compound of formula IIc: ##STR253## wherein W¹ is hydrogen or a radical of the formula ##STR254## wherein W² and W³ are identical or different and each is independently of the other hydrogen, methyl, ethyl or methoxy,Z¹ is hydrogen, C₁ -C₄ -alkyl or phenyl, Z² is hydrogen, carbamoyl, C₂ -C₅ -alkanoyl, hydroxysulfonylmethyl or hydroxysulfonyl, and Z³ is hydrogen or C₁ -C₃ -alkyl or C₁ -C₃ -alkyl substituted by phenyl or hydroxysulfonylphenyl or C₁ -C₃ -alkyl interrupted by from 1 to 3 ether oxygen atoms; (ii) a compound of formula IId: ##STR255## where Z⁴, Z⁵ and Z⁶ are identical or different and each is independently of the others hydrogen, C₁ -C₁₂ -alkyl C₁ -C₁₂ -alkyl interrupted by from 1 to 4 ether oxygen atoms or C₁ -C₁₂ -alkyl substituted by hydroxyl-, phenoxy-, phenyl-, hydroxysulfonylphenyl- or C₁ -C₄ -alkanoyloxy, or hydroxysulfonylphenyl or Z⁶ is 3-(1-imidazolyl)propyl and Z⁵ is the radical ##STR256## where L² is C₂ -C₄ -alkylene and Z¹, Z⁴ and Z⁵ are each as defined above, and Z¹ is as defined above. (iii) a compound of formula (IIe): ##STR257## where q is 0 or 1, and Z¹ as defined above; (iv) a compound of formula (IIf): ##STR258## where Z⁷ is amino or hydroxyl. Z⁸ is unsubstituted or phenyl- or hydroxysulfonyl-phenyl-substituted C₁ -C₄ -alkyl or substituted or unsubstituted phenyl, and Z⁹ is hydrogen, C₁ -C₄ -alkyl, carboxyl or C₁ -C₄ -alkoxy-carbonyl; (v) a compound of formula (IIg): ##STR259## where Z¹⁰ is C₁ -C₄ -alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted phenyl or thienyl, and Z¹¹ and Z¹² are identical or different and each is independently of the other C₁ -C₈ -alkyl or C₁ -C₈ -alkyl interrupted by from 1 to 3 ether oxygen atoms; (vi) a compound of formula (IIh); ##STR260## wherein Z¹³ is C₁ -C₄ -alkyl; (vii) a compound of formula (IIi) or (IIj); ##STR261## wherein Z¹⁴ is C₁ -C₄ -alkyl or phenyl, and Z¹, Z⁴, Z⁵ and Z⁶ are each as defined above; (viii) a compound of formula (IIk); ##STR262## where Z¹ and q are each as defined above; (ix) a compound of formula (IIl); ##STR263## where Z¹⁵ is hydrogen C₁ -C₆ -alkyl unsubstituted or substituted by hydroxyl, C₁ -C₄ -alkoxy, cyano, C₁ -C₄ -alkanoyloxy, C₁ -C₄ -alkoxycarbonyloxy, C₁ -C₄ -alkylaminocarbonyloxy, phenyl, hydroxysulfonylphenyl, C₁ -C₄ -alkoxycarbonyl of chlorine-, hydroxyl-, C₁ -C₄ -alkoxy- or phenoxy-substituted C₁ -C₄ -alkoxycarbonyl Z¹⁶ is hydrogen or C₁ -C₆ -alkyl or C₁ -C₆ -alkyl substituted by phenyl, hydroxysulfonylphenyl, C₁ -C₄ -alkoxycarbonyl or chlorine-, hydroxyl-, C₁ -C₄ -alkoxy- or phenoxy-substituted C₁ -C₄ -alkoxycarbonyl, Z¹⁷ is hydrogen, C₁ -C₄ -alkyl, C₁ -C₄ -alkoxy, chlorine, bromine or the radical --NH--CO--Q, where Q is C₁ -C₄ -alkyl, unsubstituted or substituted by C₁ -C₄ -alkoxy-, phenoxy-, cyano-, hydroxyl-, chlorine- or C₁ -C₄ -alkanoyloxy, or unsubstituted or C₁ -C₄ -alkoxy-substituted phenoxy, and Z¹⁸ is hydrogen, C₁ -C₄ -alkyl or C₁ -C₄ -alkoxy; or ##STR264## where Z¹⁹ is amino, phenylamino, C₁ -C₄ -alkanoylamino or benzoylamino, Z²⁰ is hydrogen or hydroxyl, and r is 1 or
 2. 7. A benzophenoneazo dye as claimed in claim 5 of the formula Ia ##STR265## where m, K, Y, X¹, X², R¹, R², R³ and R⁴ are each as defined above.
 8. A benzophenoneazo dye as claimed in claim 5, wherein K is the radical of a pyridone, diaminopyridine, aminopyrazole, pyrimidine, indole or aminonaphthalene coupling component or the radical of a coupling component of the formula IIm ##STR266## where Z¹⁹ is amino, phenylamino, C₁ -C₄ -alkanoylamino or benzoylamino,Z²⁰ is hydrogen or hydroxyl, and r is
 1. 9. A benzophenoneazo dye as claimed in claim 1, wherein K is a radical of a coupling component of formula (IIm).
 10. A benzophenoneazo dye as claimed in claim 1, wherein Q² is a radical of a compound of formula (IIc).
 11. A benzophenoneazo dye as claimed in claim 1, wherein Q² is a radical of a compound of formula (IId).
 12. A benzophenoneazo dye as claimed in claim 1, wherein Q² is a radical of a compound of formula (IIi).
 13. A benzophenoneazo dye as claimed in claim 1, wherein R⁴ is halogen or C₁ -C₄ -alkoxy.
 14. A benzophenoneazo dye as claimed in claim 5, wherein K is a radical of a coupling component of formula (IIm).
 15. A benzophenoneazo dye as claimed in claim 5, wherein Q² is a radical of a compound of formula (IIc).
 16. A benzophenoneazo dye as claimed in claim 5, wherein Q² is a radical of a compound of formula (IId).
 17. A benzophenoneazo dye as claimed in claim 5, wherein Q² is a radical of a compound of formula (IIi).
 18. A benzophenoneazo dye as claimed in claim 5, wherein R⁴ is halogen or C₁ -C₄ -alkoxy.
 19. A benzophenoneazo dye as claimed in claim 1, wherein X¹ is hydroxysulfonyl.
 20. A benzophenoneazo dye as claimed in claim 5, wherein X¹ is hydroxysulfonyl.
 21. A benzophenoneazo dye as claimed in claim 1, wherein X² is hydroxysulfonyl.
 22. A benzophenoneazo dye as claimed in claim 5, wherein X² is hydroxysulfonyl.
 23. A method of dyeing natural or synthetic substrates, comprising: dyeing said natural or synthetic substrates with the benzophenone azo dye of claim
 1. 24. A method of dyeing natural or synthetic substrates, comprising: dyeing said natural or synthetic substrates with the benzophenone azo dye of claim
 5. 